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In your case, you might look into an extra warranty which includes accidental damage. Square Trade offers them at discounted prices at times. I paid only $35 for 3 additional years for my reader 2 years ago using a promotional coupon, thinking they were that fragile (I've since discovered they're not and never bought one for the 2nd reader). I think now the regular price might be $44 for 2 years. But in your case, I think it's money well-spent.
I have 2 ereaders since late 2010 and they both are in perfect condition, not even a scratch on the shells or the screen, and I use them daily. They are glass so of course they're fragile. That means keep them away from where pets will walk on then or can knock them down. Don't pack them in backpacks or bags/purses where other object can get pushed up against them at any angle, the screen will break.
I've even dropped mine on concrete several times from about a 3' height (cover on them but they were open), and they didn't even break then. I can't imagine more abuse than that. But with a little caution, short of hardware failures on a bad reader which can happen, there's no reason they can't last for years.
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